# valley of the shadow of death

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience.
2. A very dangerous place.

## Etymology
From Psalm 23 of the Book of Psalms. "Shadow of death" is a calque of Hebrew צלמות.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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